Cozumel, Mexico, 1895

by: Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933

Publication date: 1895

Topics: Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology, Mayan art

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Digitizing sponsor: Smithsonian Field Book Project

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

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The field notes and drawings document William Holmes' field work in Cozumel and mainland Mexico, during 1895. Includes field drawings of Mayan ruins (oblique views, and aerial view of layouts, often with notations), area landscape, wildlife in habitat (birds in area waterways), local inhabitants, and candid images of travel companions. Notes describe travel route, observations of ruins, environs, wildlife, and interactions with local inhabitants

Abstract: The field notes and drawings document William Holmes" field work in Cozumel and mainland Mexico, during 1895. Includes field drawings of Mayan ruins (oblique views, and aerial view of layouts, often with notations), area landscape, wildlife in habitat (birds in area waterways), local inhabitants, and candid images of travel companions. Notes describe travel route, observations of ruins, environs, wildlife, and interactions with local inhabitants.